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The 

Houghton  Sulky  Co, 

Marion,  Ohio,  U.  S.  A. 


Wholesale  Price  List 

Catalo]^  No.  6 


TERMS: 

Prices  are  NET,  f.  o.  b.,  Marion,  Ohio. 

Parties  without  satisfactory  mercantile  rating  should 
furnish  references,  letter  of  credit  with  order, 
or  work  will  be  shipped  C.  O.  D.  freight  or 
express,  to  avoid  delay,  in  which  case  $5.00 
or  $10.00  must  accompany  order  as  guarantee 
of  good  faith. 

Individuals  as  a  rule  have  no  mercantile  rating, 
often  are  wealthy  and  local  credit  high,  but 
we  have  no  way  of  knowing  this,  hence  our 
terms  are  alike  to  all. 

Positively  no  goods  shipped  on  consignment. 

No  freight  allowance  unless  authorized. 

Claims  for  deduction  must  be  made  on  receipt  of 
goods. 

We  pay  return  charges  for  money  on  all  C.  O.  D. 
shipments. 

Seven  railroads  and  four  express  companies  are 
represented  at  Marion,  Ohio.  We  obtain  the 
lowest  transportation  rates  possible.  See 
catalog  No.  6,  page  2. 


To  please  your  customer,  to  make 
more  money  with  half  the  talk  —  handle  The 
Hoiijghton  Line. 


V^l-|^^  do  "others"  say — 

•  "Just  as  good  as  Houghton's"  ? 


Two  Wheelers 

Style  No. 

No.  100.  Derby  Special  Sulky,  any  size,  com- 
plete with  best  cushion  with  weight  pocket.  Alu- 
minum lined  wood  rims,  brass  automobile  tire 
pump,  wrenches,  repair  outfit  etc,  $160  pattern  $140.00 

No.  9.  Houghton  Special  Sulky,  any  size  com- 
plete with  best  cushion  with  weight  pocket.  Alu- 
minum lined  wood  rims,  brass  automobile  tire 
pump,  wrenches,  repair  outfit,  etc,  $150  pattern  130.00 

Covers  are  Extra,  as  Listed  Page  4. 

No.  n .  Light  Speeding  Cart,  complete  with 
cushion,  polished  brass  screen.  Aluminum  lined 
rims,  tire  pump,  wrenches,  repair  outfit,  etc., 
regular  $75.00  pattern 72.00 

No.  70.  Model  Training  Cart,  complete  with 
brass  screen,  Aluminum  lined  wood  rims,  tire 
pump,  wrenches,  repair  outfit,  etc.,  regular 
$65  pattern 61.50 

No.  6.  Matinee  or  Training  Cart,  complete 
with  brass  screen.  Aluminum  lined  rims,  tire 
pump,  wrenches,  repair  outfit,  etc.,  regular 
$60  pattern 56.00 

No.  3.  Jog  Cart,  Pneumatic  Tire,  complete 
with  cushion,  basket,  carpet,  tire  pump,  repair 
outfit,  wrenches,  etc.,  regular  $65.00  cart 62.50 

No.  3-G.  Jog  Cart  Cushion  tire,  complete 
with  cushion,  basket,  carpet,  tire  pump,  wren- 
ches, repair  outfit,  etc.,  regular  $65.00  cart...     62.50 

No.  5.  Utility  Cart,  Cushion  tire,  steel  wheels, 
complete  with  basket,  carpet,  wrenches,  tire 
pump,  repair  outfit,   etc.,   regular  $60  pattern    55.50 

No.  55.  Utility  Cart,  Cushion  tire,  wood 
wheels,  complete  with  basker,  carpet,  wrenches 
tire  pump,  repair  outfit,  etc.,  regular  $65  pattern    60.00 

No.  10.  Peerless  Cart,  steel  tires,  complete 
with  basket,  carpet,  wrenches,  tire  pump,  re- 
pair outfit,  etc.,  regular  $55  pattern 46.50 


Two  Wheelers-Continued 

No.  10-C.  Peerless  Cart,  Cushion  tire,  complete 
with  detachable  basket,  carpet,  wrenches,  tire 
pump,   repair  outfit,   etc  ,   regular  $65  pattern    55.50 

No.  11.  Favorite  Cart,  Steel  tire,  complete 
with  basket,  carpet,  wrenches,  etc.,  regular 
$40  cart  33.00 

No.  11-R.  Favorite  Cart,  V?,  in.  rubber  tires, 
complete  with  basket,  carpet,  wrenches,  etc., 
regular  $45  cart 42.00 

No.  14.  Houghton  Long  Shaft  Break  Cart, 
steel  tires,  complete  with  cushion,  leather 
trace  extensions,  and  boot  over  the  basket, 
regular  $50  cart 44.00 

No.  14-R.  Houghton  Long  Shaft  Break  Cart, 
lin.  Rubber  tires,  complete  with  cushion, 
leather  trace  extensions  and  boot  over  the 
basket,  regular  $60  cart 54.00 


Parts-Two  Wheelers 

No.  Net  Price 

100     Derby  Special  Wheels,  with  Palmer  tires  $24.50 
100     Derby     Special     Wheels,     with     Derby 

Special  Tires  24.50 

100     Derby  Special  Wheels,   without  tires 15.00 

9     Houghton  Sulky  Wheels,  with  tires 22.50 

9            ,,               ,,           ,,            without    tires  13.50 

77     Speed  Cart  Wheels,  with  tires 23.00 

77          ,,         ,,            ,,          without  tires 14.00 

70     Training  Cart  Wheels,  with  tires 23.50 

70           ,,            ,,            ,,        without  tires....  14.00 

6     Matinee  Cart  Wheels,  with  tires 23.50 

6           ,,            ,,            ,,          without   tires 14.00 

3     Jog  Cart  Wheels,  with  tires 27.50 

3       ,,       ,,           ,,         without  tires 14.00 

5     Jog  Cart  Wheels,    Steel,    with    cushion 

tires 23.50 

55     Jog  Cart  Wheels,  Wood,  with  cushion 

tires 28.50 

In  ordering  wheels  specify  height,  viz.,  24,  26, 
or  28  inch.  All  wood  rims  are  aluminum  lined. 
(See  catalog,  Page  7.)  For  speed,  strength, 
and  durability,  our  wheels  are  unequaled. 


Tires 

Palmer  Racing  tire,  24"  or  26"xl^"  or 
No.  1^8" $  9.50 

Palmer  Racing  Tires,  28"xl^"  or  V/s"    10.00 
100     "Derby    Special"    sulky    tire,     24"   or 

26"xl3/^' 9.50 

9     Houghton  sulky  tire,    24",   26"  or  28"  9.00 

77     Speed  Cart  tire,    26"xl>^" 9J^ 

70     Training  Cart  tire,  26"xl}^" 9.50 

6     Matinee  Cart  tire,   26"xl^" 9.50 

3     "Houghton  Roadster"  Cart  tire,  28"xlf^"  13.50 
Order  size  and  height  of  tire  wanted. 
Palmer  tires  are  not  made  with  lugs. 

Our  Palmer  tires  at  extra  cost  are  made 
with  heavier  tread — wear  longer — are 
are  fast  and  lively. 

Our  different  tires  are  especially  adapted 
for  their  particular  purpose — made  for 
speed  and  wear-thoroughly  guaranteed. 

Tires  will  NOT  RIM  GUT— will 
HOLD  BETTER-are  FASTER 

on  our  Aluminum  lined  wood  rims. 


Cushions 

Sulky  cushion,  English  cordoroy,  weight  pocket  5.50 

Speed  cart  cushion,  English  cordoroy,  with  roll  3.00 

Training  cart  cushion,  cordoroy,  with  roll 3.00 

Jog  cart  cushion,  cordoroy  with  roll 3.00 

Break  Cart  cushion,  cordoroy,  with  straps 3.00 


Shipping  Covers 

"Peerless"  waterproof  sulky  cover,  leather  tips  $  9.00 
"Peerless"  waterproof  cart  cover,  leather  tips  9.00 
"Standard"  fleeced  sulky  cover,  leather  tips...  5.50 
"Standard"  fleeced  cart  cover,  leather   tips 5.50 

These  covers  are  adjustable  and  fit  any  make. 

See  full  particulars  page  8,  catalog  No.  6. 


Mud  Boots  -  Dashes 

Mud  boots    to    fit  No.'s  3,  5,  55  or  10  carts  $2.50 

Screens,  bolished  brass — fit  any  make  cart 4.50 

Dashes,  leather — fit  any  make  cart 2.50 


Four  Wheelers 

Style 
No. 

16  Speedway  Special,  Cushion  tire $  168.75 

17  Speedway  Special         „  ,,  No.  8  Top  218.75 

35  Riverside    Speed  Wagon,     Cushion    Tire  137.50 

36  Riverside  Speed   Wagon,    Cushion  Tire, 

N0.8T0P  175.00 

40  New  York  Driving  Wagon,     Steel  Tire  100.00 

57  Special  Top  Buggy,  No.  1  Top,  Steel  Tire  100.00 

57  Special  Top  Buggy,  No.  3  Top,     ,,       ,,      103.62 

57  Special  Top  Buggy,  No.  5  Top,     ,,        „      120.00 

57  Special  Top  Buggy,  Storm  Top     ,,        ,,      118.75 

50  Special  Top  Buggy,  No.  2  Top,     ,,       ,,      115.62 

50  Special  Top  Buggy,  No.  4  Top,     ,,       ,,      118.75 

50  Special  Top  Buggy,  No.  7  Top,     ,,        ,,      131.25 

31  Supreme  Top  Buggy,  No.  2  Top    ,,        ,,      115.62 

31  Supreme  Top  Buggy,  No.  4  Top    ,,        ,,       118.75 

31  Supreme  Top  Buggy,  No.  7  Top    ,,        ,,       131.25 

34    Supreme  Corning  Buggv,  No.  2  Top,  Steel 

Tire  116.87 

34    Supreme  Corning  Buggv,  No.  4  Top,  Steel 

Tire  120.00 

34    Supreme  Corning  Buggy,  No.  7  Top,  Steel 

Tire  132.50 

29  Gad-AboutWagon,No.l  Top,  Steel  Tire  100.00 

29  Gad-About  Wagon,  No.  3  Top,     ,,       ,.  103.62 

29  Gad-About  Wagon,  No.  5  Top,     ,,       ,,  120.00 

30  Supreme  Run-About,  Open,          ,,        ,,  95.00 
33  Supreme  Corning  Run-About        ,,        ,,  92.50 

With  Pheaton  Seat  ,,       ,,        95.00 

28    Gad-About  Wagon,   Pheaton  Seat,   Steel 

Tire 90.00 

65    "Three  Quarter"  Runabout,    Steel  Tire  137.50 

60    "Three  Quarter"  Top  Buggy       ,,        ,,      181.25 

24    Euclid  Beach  Wagon,  Open         „       ,,      131.25 

24    Euclid  Beach  Wagon,   Eng.  Canopy  Top, 

Steel  Tire 156.25 

26    Country  Club  or  Golf  Wagon,  Steel  Tire  200.00 

20    Ideal  Park  Surrey,  Open  ,,         ,,     100.00 

20    Ideal  Park  Surrey,  Canopy  Top     ,,         ,,     118.75 

20    Ideal  Park  Surrev,    English  Canopv  Top 

Steel  Tire....'. 118.75 

See  Top  and  Trimming  Schedule  Page  44, 
Catalog  No.  6. 


Extra  Parts-Four  Wheelers 

1  inch  rubber  tire,  extra $  21.00 

}^  in.  rubber  tire,  extra 18.50 

%  in.  rubber  tire,  extra 16.50 

Leather  boot,  any  style,  extra 2.50 

Rubber  Dust  Hood,  extra 2.50 

Leather  Dust  Hood,  extra 4.50 

Leather  Side  Curtains 6.50 

Leather  Back  Curtains 3.50 

Rubber  Mat  for  carpet,  extra 1.00 

Dickey  cushion,  extra 4.00 

Jockey  Fenders  on  Runabouts 3.00 

Single  bend  Buggy  Pole,   high   class 20.50 

Single  bend  Surrey  Pole,  very  fine 18.50 

Single  bend  Speed  Wagon  Pole,  extra  fine 31.50 

Nickle  Pole  Trimmings,  extra 2.50 

Shafts,  Buggy  or  Surrey  complete 7.50 

Shafts  for  Nos.  16,  35.  or  60 9.00 

Leather  Bow  Sockets 2.50 

Tops 

No.  1     Leather  finished  Rubber $  18.75 

No.  2  „  „  „        22.50 

No.  3     Leather  Quarter 25.00 

No.  4     Full  Leather  30.00 

No.  5       „  „ 33.75 

No.  6      „        „        37.50 

No.  7      „        „        43.75 

No.  8      „        „        60.00 

HOW  TO  ORDER 

Order  by  Catalog  number — specify  color  wanted.  If 
sulky,  give  height,  width,  length  stirrup,  weight  etc.,  wanted, 
he  explicit. 

FREIGHT  or  EXPRESS,  which?  Where  no  shipping 
directions  are  given,  we  ship  as  under  the  circumstances  we 
think  most  satisfactory  to  our  customers. 

To  avoid  mistakes,  a  double  system  of  checking  and 
inspection  is  used  and  every  efford  made  to  fill  orders  cor- 
rectly.    Should  a  mistake  occur,  advise  us  at  once. 

Our  work  is  carefully  packed,  crated  and  delivered  in 
good  order  to  the  transportation  company,  whose  receipt  we 
will  mail  you,  and  upon  who  recourse  for  claims,  damages 
and  overcharges  must  be  made. 

READ  THE  GUARANTEE,  PAGE  2,  CATALOG 
No.  6. 

Our  Stock  is  Large,  New,  Up-To-Date. 

All  wire  or  telephone  orders  filled  promptly. 

Our  Aluniiuum  Lined  Rims  prevent  accidents.  No 
rim  cutting,  no  loose  joints,  tire  holds  better,  are  faster  — 
see  Catalog  No.  6,  page  7. 


HOUGHTONS 

Not  only  "Friends"  but  also 

Satisfied  Users 


Extracts  from  letters  endors- 
ing a  few  of  the  forty-four 
^yles  known  as 


The  Houghton  Line 


the  produdt  of  thorough,  prac- 
tical designers;  fine^  of  sele(5t 
materials;  experienced  work- 
manship; a  modern,  well- 
equipped  plant;  and  a  good 
Big  Bunch  of  Pride  .... 


HOUGHTON 

MAKION,    OHIO 


HOUGHTOX 

OF  MARION,  OHIO 


The  Style  No.  77  is  really  a  training  or  matinee  sulky.  It 
is  built  on  the  principles  of  a  sulky.  The  shafts  are  bent  to 
special  patterns,  allowing  plenty  of  room  for  free  action  of  the 
horse.  The  weight  of  the  driver  hangs  on  a  truss  strong 
enough  to  carry  four  or  five  people  if  necessary,  and  further 
distributes  the  weight  on  both  sides  oltbe  axle  journal 
alike  while  many  carts  throw  the  weight  almost  entirely  on 
the  inside  bearings. 

It  is  also  furnished  Itke  a  sulky;  leather-covered  stirrups,  a 
fine  corduroy  cushion,  hair-filled,  leather  facings  hand  sewed. 
Leathers  sewed  on  points  of  shafts. 

Wheels  are  interchangeable  with  our  sulky.  The  hubs 
are  provided  with  a  special  flange  fitting  into  the  axle  tips, 
relieving  the  knockout  axle  of  nearly  all  of  the  strain.  Acci- 
dent-proof bearings  with  direct  guaranteed  locked  spokes;  the 
"Aluminum  Lined"  wood  rims  with  Hq"  guaranteed  raised 
tread,  bolted  on  tires,  making  the  very  best  wheel  equipment 
on  the  market. 

Remember  you  can  buy  carts  for  less  money — in  fact  we 
build  them  ourselves — but  if  you  want  the  best  and  fastest 
you  should  buy  this  cart. 

Finest  cart  1  ever  rode.     H.  C.  Hersey,   Minn. 

Best  light  cart  on  the  market.     Chas.  E.  Dean,  ill. 

1  like  your  No.  77  cart  very  much.     A.  McDonald,  Mass. 

Has  every  other  cart  not  only  beaten  but  distanced. 
J.  S.  Karns,  Canal  Dover,  Ohio, 

The  most  satisfactory  hitch  I  have  ever  had.  Walter  Pal- 
mer, Hi. 

A  model  of  beauty  and  the  best  rider  I  ever  sat  on.  Dick 
Wilson,  Ind. 

The  most  perfect  cart  1  ever  saw.     C.  C.  Thomas,  Ala. 

The  nicest  and  most  practical  cart  we  have  ever  tried, 
N.  T.  &  W.  D.  Kirby,  111. 

Pleases  me  better  than  any  other.     C.  A.  Niles,  Ind. 

It  is  light,  strong,  easy  runaing  and  pretty.  J.  E.  White- 
selle,  Texas. 

Light,  stiff,  strong,  very  neat,  runs  as  true  as  a  top.  Wal- 
ter H.  Harrison,  Tenn. 

The  cart  is  fine.  Nicest  one  I  ever  saw.  D.  B.  Mc- 
Nenamin,  Md. 


HOUGHTOX 

OF  MA.RION,  OHIO 


Style  No.  16,  Speedway  Special. 

For  Sho^<r  Purposes;  Speeding — Business  or 
Pleasure. 


What  a  Few  of  Our  Customers  Say 
Style  No.  16. 

1  am  well  satisfied  with  your  No.  16  Speedway  Special 
and  it  is  very  much  admired  at  the  Bon  Ton  stables  and  by 
the  drivers  on  the  Potamac  River  speedway.  Isaac  Sheer- 
wood,  Mem,  Congress.     Wash.,  D.  C. 

1  like  your  No.  16  Speedway  Special  very  much  and 
don't  think  the  same  can  be  improved  upon.  F.  M.  Frisse, 
Evansville,  Ind. 

In  the  No.  16  Speedway  Special  1  have  the  sweetest  little 
wagon  in  the  world.     A.  B.  Jones,  Peoria,  111. 

I  am  highly  pleased  with  the  No.  16  Speedway  Special 
and  find  it  to  be  of  the  best  of  quality.  It  has  stood  a  severe 
lest  in  the  show  ring  in  admirable  shape  and  is  the  finest  speed 
wagon  1  have  ever  used.     M.  W.  Mercereau,  Staunton,  Va. 

Your  No.  1 5  Speedway  Special  is  greatly  praised  in  Lon- 
don and  1  am  pleased  with  it's  riding  qualities.  Dr.  H.  W. 
Darrell,  Norwich,  Eng. 


We  build  forty  more  ^yles 
in  modern  two  and  four 
wheelers  including  most 
every  desirable  hitch  for  the 
harness  horse,  from  the 
breaking  of  the  "baby  colt" 
to    his    highest    attainment. 


Our  Catalog  is  very  Interesting. 
Write  for  It  Today. 


HOUGHTON 

OF  MARION,  OHIO 


Other  Endorsements. 

Style  No.  70. 
L.OW  Seat  Matinee  or  Training  Cart. 

Cart  is  a  dandy,  no  two  ways  about  it.     Lillie  Bros.  N.  D. 
The    most    popular    cart  on  the  grounds.      Laramee   & 
Grahn,  Minn. 

The  cart  is  a  beauty  and  as  good  as  it  looks.  T.  M: 
Arrasmith,  N.  C. 

It  is  the  nicest  little  cart  I  ever  rode.     Jno.  Lowry,   Okla. 

The  cart  is  certainly  a  dandy.     F.  M.  Anderson,  Ore.. 

The  cart  is  a  "cracker  jack".  Ship  me  another.  R.  B. 
Finch,  Okla. 

I  am  very  well  pleased  with  your  cart.  R.  P.  Richards, 
Nebr. 

1  like  your  cart  very  much.     J.  P.  Wilson,  Idaho. 

The  cart  is  very  satisfactory  in  every  way.     A.  S.  Pratt,  Me. 

I  like  your  cart  better  than  anything  I  have  ever  seen.  D. 
B.  Swift,  Mo. 


Style  No.  6. 
L,ow  Seat  Traininii  or  Matinee  Cart. 

Your  No.  6  cart  is  a  dandy.  1  like  it  very  much.  I.  J. 
Blickenstaff,  Ind. 

I  am  well  pleased  with  your  No.  6  cart.  It  takes  the  eye 
of  everyone  thet  sees  it.     Frank  Watkins,  Ohio. 

The  No.  6  cart  you  sent  us  is  very  fine  indeed.  It  suits'us 
perfectly.     J.  W.  Price,  Ohio. 


Style  No.  3. 
Houiihton  Jvititini  Cart. 

1  have  all  kinds  of  carts  here  but  I  think  the  Houghton  No. 
3  the  best  of  all.     Dr.  J.  R.  Mackey,  Ohio. 

Your  No.  3  is  the  finest  and  best  cart  I  have  ever  seen. 
W.  J.  Flannigan,  Me. 

Have  used  your  No.  3  cart  for'  over  three  years  without 
spending  a  cent  for  repairs.     George  A.  Rooker,  111. 

A  better  cart  is  not  made  today  at  any  price,  I  am  convinc- 
ed of  this  fact.     W.  D.  Mousley,  N.  Y. 

It  is  a  trainer's  friend,  if  there  ever  was  one.  S.  J.  Weber, 
La. 


Style  No.  14.  .  ' '  ' 

1  am  very  well  pleased  with  your  style  No.  14  long  sKsk 
break  cart.     Clifton  Miller,  Ind.  ■    "i 

Your  No.  14  long  shaft  break  cart  is  the  easiest*  idiSrti 
ever  rode.     J.  O.  Burnett,  Texas.  ,' '       ''    \^ 

We  like  your  No.  14  long  shaft  breajt  cut  y^  iv^^ 
Adams  6c  Blanton,  Ky.  .      j    •.>".-A  .'  -H 


HOUGHTOX 

OF  MA.RION,  OHIO 


A  Ne>v^,  Modern  Style  Cart 
for  General  Use. 

Fitted  with  either  1 "  guaranteed  cushion  tires  or  steel  tires, 
also  with  a  cushion  and  mud  boot  at  slight  extra  cost  if  de- 
sired. This  cart  is  constructed  along  the  lines  of  a  regular 
jogging  cart,  with  a  steel  axle,  38"  light  wheel,  long  easy- 
riding  spring,  a  cart  that  may  be  used  on  the  worst  of  roads 
or  the  best  of  tracks.  Furnished  regularly  with  I "  cushion 
tires,  nickle  steel  rail,  seat  upholstered  in  leather.  This  cart 
iii  connection  with  one  of  our  light  track  carts  and  sulkies, 
make  a  very  complete  outfit  for  the  trainer. 

Below  are  found  a  few  extracts  from  letters  we  have 
recently  received: 

Style  No,   lO, 

I  am  simply  delighted  with  your  style  No.  10  Peerless  cart. 

D.  A.  Miers,  N.  J. 

To  say  I  am  well  aleased  with  your  No.  1 0  Peerless  cart 
is  putting  it  mildly.     Robert  H.  Clark,  Ind. 

Your  No.  10  Peerless  cart  is  the  best  I  ever  saw.  H.  L. 
Bear,  Texas. 

I  like  your  No.  10  Peerless  cart  very  much.  C.  P.  Seid- 
ler.  Conn. 

I  am  highly  pleased  with  your  No.  10  Peerless   cart.     C. 

E.  Pitman,  N.  J. 

The  slickest  trick  in  the  business.     Dick  Wilson,  Ind. 
A  very  handy  all  purpose  cart.     W.  G.  Durfee,  Cal. 
Sold  mine  at  a  profit  and  want  another.     Herbert  Dayton, 
Coiin. 


Other  Styles  In  High  Wheeled  Carts. 

Style  No.  1 1  is  a  high  wheel,  steel  or  rubber  tire  cart  for 
brie  passenger.     Very  best  quality. 

Style  No.  1*2,  about  the  same  in  design,  construdted  fbr 
two  passengers,  has-  many  exclusive  features. 

Our  No.  14  long  shaft  break  cart  is  by  all  odds  the  best 
vehicle  on  the  market  today  for  its  purpose,  and  aside  from 
its  being  an  exceptionally  easy  rider  it  is  constructed  of  the 
very  finest  of  material  and  finished  superbly. 

Our  Catalog  is  very  Interestinii. 


HOUGHTON 

OF  MARION,  OHIO 


The  Most  Ri^id— Strongest 
Truss  Made. 


A  Real  "Bridge  Truss". 


HE  axle  truss  is  the  all-important  part  o(  a 
sulky.  Without  a  rigid  and  scientific  axle 
truss  results  cannot  be  obtained.  In  de- 
signing the  Houghton  Sulky  Truss  the  very 
best  principles  of  bridge  construction  were 
used.  In  (act  the  truss  is  so  constructed 
that  no  matter  whether  it  is  used  in  the 
high  or  low  sulky  the  same  rigid,  strong 
system  is  maintained.  This  construction  has  been  pro- 
nounced by  the  very  best  of  civil  and  bridge  engineers  to 
combine  the  greatest  possible  strength  with  minimum  weight 
of  materials.  Horsemen  and  drivers,  both  on  milfc  and 
half-mile  tracks,  who  are  carefully  studying  the  construction 
of  this  sulky  are  every  day  becoming  more  and  more 
convinced  of  its  superiority.  It  is  absolutely  imptossible  to 
build  a  sulky  as  strong  and  as  rigid  in  the  same  amount  of 
weight  in  any  other  construction.  This  has  been  definitely 
decided  by  the  most  severe  critics.  The  principle  of  secure- 
ly gluing  and  clipping  the  two  arches  at  the  ends  of  the 
center  truss  is  the  greatest  feature  and  is  thoroughly  cov- 
ered by  patents.  The  unique  system  of  hand-forged  steel 
braces  between  the  arches  is  another  great  addition  to  its 
strength,  and  while  it  is  the  most  expensive  axle-truss  to 
build,  since  all  special  forgings  are  used  and  required,  all 
Tital  points  are  clipped,  leaving  the  wood  to  full  strength, 
the  sulky  as  a  whole  represents  the  highes  ideas  known  to 
the  art  of  sulky  building.  The  heaviest  of  drivers  need  have 
no  fear  in  using  the  Houghton,  and  we  are  ready  at  all  times 
to  compare  its  rigidity  with  any  other  truss  in  the  same  weight 
to  substantiate  our  claim. 


Especiably  Desirable  for  Foreign 
or  Half-mile  Tracks. 


HOUGHTON 

OF  MARION,  OHIO 


Handsomely  finished,  and  at  good  as  I  ever  rode.  It  fits 
more  different  sized  horses  than  any  other  make.  E.  F.  Geers, 
Tenn. 

I  like  this  sulky  very  much.     Lon  McDonald,  Mass. 

1  like  it  real  well.     Chas.  E.  Dean,  III. 

Will  use  your  sulky  to  the  best  horses  in  my  stable.  Dick 
McMahon,  III. 

You  surely  have  a  great  sulky.     Andy  McDowell,  Pa. 

Best  sulky  out.  Have  used  them  all.  Knap  McCarthy,  Ind. 

Like  your  sulky  very  much.  Ship  me  another.  H.  H. 
Helman,  Cal. 

I  am  convinced  your  sulky  is  superior.     Dick  Wilson,  Ind. 

No  sulky  suits  me  as  well  as  the  Houghton.  W.  G. 
Durfee,  Cal. 

I  use  your  sulky  to  "Shakespeare"  and  like  it.  W.  L. 
Spears,  Ky. 

Best  sulky  I  ever  sat  on.     Crit  Davis,  Ky. 

The  finest  I  ever  rode.     Mat  Laird,  Ohio. 

Can't  see  how  they  can  be  improved  upon.  Chas.  W. 
Kenyon,  Iowa. 

I  like  your  sulky  very  much.     Eld.  Allen,  Iowa. 

Like  your  sulky  very  much.  Ship  me  another.  A.  Tul- 
lis,  Iowa. 

No  other  sulky  can  suit  me  as  well.    M.  E.  McHaffey,  Ind. 

From  one  to  two  seconds  (aster  than  most  others.  H.  H. 
Stokes,  Ohio. 

The  Houghton  Sulky  lor  mine.  They  stand  the  knocks. 
G.  L.  Swisher,  Ohio. 

I  am  very  much  pleased  with  your  sulky.     J.  C.  Packer.  Pa. 

I  have  had  many  sulkies  but  none  pleases  me  as  well  as 
yours.     Jos.  Wright,  Va. 

Without  doubt  the  (attest  and  best  sulky  made.  Chas.  W. 
Wettich,  Pa. 

It  certainly  it  a  bird.     W.  H.  Peters,  Ohio. 

Pre(er  your  tulky  to  all  others.     H.  R.  Tyson,  Del. 

It's  a  beauty.  Highly  pleased.  More  orders  toon.  Chas. 
Butcher,  Mont. 

"Doris  B"  drew  your  sulky  when  she  broke  all  the  world's 
race  records  on  ice.     B.  R.  Hepburn,  Ont. 

Best  sulky  in  the  world  (or  our  use.  J.  S.  Brown,  Vienna, 
Austria. 

I  am  certainly  pleased  with  your  sulky.  Edw.  B. 
Schwitzer,  Vienna,  Austria. 

Would  not  use  any  other  make.  I  like  it  above  all  others. 
P.  J.  Kellar,  Chrittchurch,  N.  Z. 


HOUGHTON'S 

Indestructible    "Aluminum  Lined" 
Wood  Rim. 


im\s^y\TQ\^  n: 


"The  rim  with  the  doubt  and  the  risk 
left  out." 


Mr.  Trainer  and  Driver: 


OU  no  doubt  will  remember  the  criticism 
and  "knocks"  that  were  given  the  low  seat 
long  hitch  sulky  when  it  was  first  introduced, 
yet  to-day  all  manufacturers  of  high-class 
modern  sulkies  are  building  nothing  else. 
When  the  aluminum  lined  wood  rim  was 
first  brought  out  it  of  course  was  given  the 
usual  criticism,  including  the  knocks.  All  the  things  which 
we  have  heard  said  about  this  rim  would  fill  volumes,  how- 
ever absolutely  none  of  the  theories  advocated  by  those 
who  have  never  used  the  rim  have  proven  true,  while  from 
exp>erience  it  has  proven  the  greatest  safeguard  ever  offered. 
One  of  our  customers  made  the  statement  a  few  days  ago 
that  if  all  sulkies  were  made  equal  he  certainly  would  give  us 
his  business  on  the  strength  of  the  "aluminum  lined"  rim 
alone. 

A  few  of  the  arguments  used  against  this  rim  are  absolutely 
preposterous.  One  of  our  cu^omers  was  informed  ?  that 
these  rims  weighed  three  pounds  heavier  to  the  pair. 

Another  theory.  The  fact  of  the  matter  is  that  with 
the  additional  strength  of  the  alumnum  lining  we  are  able  to 
use  a  wood  rim  of  smaller  size  so  that  the  construction  is 
often  lighter  than  the  old  style  non-supported  wood  rim. 

There  isn't  a  single  argument  that  has  ever  been  raised 
against  this  rim  that  has  from  use  proven  true,  yet  all  the 
claims  that  we  have  made  for  it  have  been  fulfilled.  This 
improvement  is  offered  to  you  at  an  ex{>ense  of  hundreds  of 
dollars  to  us  for  your  beaelit  and  your  protection. 
You  must  be  satisfied.  We  have  some  of  the  best  and  oldest 
designers  in  the  business,  but  no  hard-shellt,  who  will  not 
profit  from  suggestioiu  of  practical  horsemen.  Let  youi  next 
be  a  Houghton. 


Why 


do  "others"  say — 

"Just  as  good  as  Houghtons"? 


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W.  H.  HOUGHTON. 
Pres.  and  Gen.  Mgr. 


V.  GORDON  STAIR. 

Sec'y.  and  Sales  Mer. 


CARMI  F.  CHURCH 

Treas.  and  Credit  Mgr. 


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The  HQUj^IitonSvilkyGompariv 

M  a'r.  I  O  N  ,  O  H  I  o  *u.s. a. 


The  Plant  is  new.  modern  — facilities  the  very  best. 


Terms 

Cash  with  ortiei  >a>iiiK  C.  O.  D.  charjjes 
— or  by  express  C.  O.  D.,  or  by  freight  with 
sight  draft  attached  to  Bill  of  Lading  mailed 
to  local  bank  providing  S5.00  or  SIO.OO  is 
sent  with  order  to  guarantee  transporta- 
tion charges.     See  Price  List. 


Shipping  Facilities 

Marion  is  located  on  the  main  line  of  the 
Erie;  C.  &  E.  C.  C.  C.  &  St.  L.  (  New  York 
Central  Lines  i;  Hocking  Valley  and  Penn- 
sylvania Railroads;  also  the  C.  D.  &  M. 
and  the  C.  M.  &  B.  electric  lines.  The  Wells 
Fargo,  American,  Adams  and  southern  Ex- 
press Companies  are  represented. 


Foreign  Trade 

Special  attention  is  given  to  the  execution 
of  export  orders.  All  goods  are  closely  and 
carefully  packed  and  boxed,  delivered  by 
freight  free  on  board  Tra  n  s- A  1 1  a  n  t  i  c 
docks.  Terms  cash  with  order  or  on 
delivery  on  docks. 


H  o  u  g  h  t  o  n*s 

Satis  faction-or-your- Money-Back 

G  u  a  r  a  n  tee 

H*.>l.C,H  i  Oi\  Mmiiitx  \  cmcios  are 
constructed  by  the  highest  class 
mechanics.  Further,  every  possi- 
ble care  is  exercised  in  the  selec- 
tion of  the  finest  materials.  All  parts  are 
thoroughly  inspected  in  each  department. 
Every  vehicle  shipped  from  our  factory 
must  be  as  represented  and  meet  with  the 
buyer's  approval  in  every  respect.  If  not 
satisfactory,  they  may  be  returned  by 
freight  and  the  purchase  price  vs'ill  be  re- 
funded. We  have  utmost  faith  in  our 
product  and  conscientiously  recommend 
it.  We  further  shall  cheerfully  replace 
without  charge  any  part  returned  to  our 
factory  by  reason  of  imperfect  material  or 
^vorkmanship. 

Vehicles  or  parts  returned  to  our  factory 
must  be  carefully  crated  and  plainly  tagged, 
shovs'ing  by  \vhom  shipped,  and  transporta- 
tion charges  must  be  prepaid.  A  letter 
and  bill  of  lading  sh<^uld  he  mailed  stating 
what  the  shipment  includes,  and  why  it  is 
returned.  We  cannot  be  responsible  for 
damages  to  returned  parts  when  they  are 
carelessly  packed.  Repair  bills  or  replace- 
ments not  allowed  unless  authorized  by 
us. 

Your  confidence  vk'ill  not  be  abused. 


"ABITT-tlCBEST" 


Stars  of  1909 


"The  Houghton  is  a  handsome  sulky 
and  as  good  as  I  ever  rode.   It  fits  more 
different  horses  than  any  other  make". 
E.  F.  GEERS. 


1  use  several  Houghton  sulkies 
every  year  and  find  them  very  satis- 
factory in  every  way". 

A.  McDonald. 


The  succeeding  pages  illustrate  and  describe  modern  racing  vehicles 
with  special  speed  acquiring  requisites — stylish,  comfortable  pleasure 
vehicles — the  product  of  practical  designers,  who  have  made  this  work 
a  life  study — the  most  modern  plant  in  the  world,  equipped  with  cost 
reducing  machinery  and  devices,  the  most  skilled  artists  in  their 
various  lines — so  that  in  buying  a  Houghton  you  not  only  save  money 
— but  you  get  absolutely  the  best. 


^  '  sha  liai^ifM' 


■^ 


Houghton  vehicles  have  enjoyed  another  year  of  prosperity, — great  prosperity.  Mark  w^ell 
that  vi^ord  "great,"  but  better  yet,  mark  well  that  word  "another." 

Houghton  sulkies  have  never  known  other  than  successful  years.  This  is  narrative. — 
FACTS,  and  such  facts  cannot  be  the  matter  of  luck  but  purpose, — the  result  of  motive  and 
pride. 

The  sulky  that  is  a  good  sulky  from  every  inception, — each  successful  year  being  a  good 
sulky  bettered, — is  not  a  "luck  sulky."  Luck  may  have  made  some  sulkies  successful  for  a 
season,  but  luck  never  turned  out  a  successful  sulky  year  after  year,  ONE  YEAR  AFTER 
ANOTHER, — that  takes  genius,  native  genius,  manufacturing  genius  and  the  strict  obser- 
vance to  the  wants  of  critical  drivers. 

Houghton  sulkies  are  the  product  of  all  these.  That  all  six  of  the  largest  money  winning 
trotters  the  past  season  drew  the  Houghton;  that  72  per  cent  of  the  amount  won  by  the  thirteen 
largest  money  winning  trotters  used  Houghtons;  that  over  53  per  cent  of  the  purses  from 
Cleveland  to  Lexington  was  won  to  the  Houghton  (more  than  was  won  to  all  other  s  ulkies 
combined)  is  not  a  matter  of  LUCK  but  stamps  the  Houghton  as  "The  World's  Best"  in 
sulky  construction. 

You  can  pay  more  money  for  sulkies  than  is  asked  for  the  Houghton, — likewise  you  can 
buy  sulkies  for  less  money,  but  you  cannot  buy  a  sulky  as  good  as  the  Houghton  at  the 
price  for  which  the  Houghton  is  sold. 


Regarding  the  Houghton  sulky.  Thomas  VV.  Murphy,  th^- largest  money 
^vinning  trainer  of  the  past  season  says:  "I  used  one  of  your  sulkies  with 
Baroness  Virginia'  in  winning  the  Kentucky  Futurity.  The  Houghton, 
surely  went  to  the  front  that  day  for  it  was  one  of  the  greatest  colt  races  ever 
trotted.    Hike  the  Houghton  sulky  and  think  it  second  to  no  other." 

Thomas  VV.  Murphy. 


A  finish  in  the   keiilucky   i  ulum>  .     The  greatest  colt  race  ever  trott*. 


Below  are   some   interesting   figures   taken   from   the   records   of   the   Grand 

Circuit   and   Lexington    Meetings,    Season    1909.      The    Houghton 

was  equally  prominent  on  haU  mile  and  foreign  tracks. 


Cleveland  Meeting 

Total   purses  offered $23,000 

Total   purses   won    to   the    Houghton    Sulky  9,400 

Including  the  Ohio  $5,000  stake,    the    largest  of  the 
meeting,  won  by  "Bob  Douglass." 

Buffalo  .  Meeting 

Total   purses   offered $23,600 

Total    purses   won   to   the    Houghton    Sulky        17,000 

(over  70  per  cent) 
Including  the   Empire   City  stake,  $10,000  purse  won 
by    "Bob     Douglass,"     Queen     City    by    "The     Har- 
vester," The   Lafayette  by  "Penisa   Maid." 

Readville  Meeting 

Total  purses  offered $79,500 

Total   purses   won   to   the    Houghton    Sulky       48,000 

(over  60  per  cent) 
Including  the  second  renewal  of  the  Great  American 
Handicap    $35,000    purse    won    by    "Baron    Alcyon." 
■The  first  $50,000  Handicap  was  also  won  by  "Allen 
Winter"   to   a   Houghton.) 

Hartford  Meeting 

Total   purses   offered $21,000 

Total   purses    won   to   the    Houghton    Sulky  11,000 

Including    the    Charter    Oak    $10,000    stake  won    by 
"The   Harvester." 


Syracuse  Meeting 

Total   purses   offered $30,000 

Total  purses  won  to  the  Houghton  Sulky  15,600 
Including  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  won  by  "The 
Harvester"  and  the  Empire  State  $10,000  purse  won 
by  "Penisa  Maid." 

Columbus  Meeting 

Total   purses   offered $76,700 

Total  purses  won  to  the  Houghton  Sulky  30,000 
Including  the  Hoster  $10,000  purse  won  by  "Penisa 
Maid."  The  Columbus  $3,000  purse  won  by  "The 
Harvester,"  The  Buckeye  $5,000  purse  won  by 
"Penisa   Maid." 

Lexington  Meeting 

Total    purses   offered £75,200 

Total  purses  won  to  the  Houghton  Sulky  45,000 
Including  the  Great  Kentucky  Futurity  $14,000 
purse  won  by  "Baroness  Virginia,"  the  Blue  Grass 
Handicap  f 5,000  purse  won  by  "Major  Mallow," 
The  Walnut  Hall  and  the  Classic  Transylvania  won 
by   "Penisa   Maid." 


Total  amount  of  purses  offered   .... 
Total  purses  won   to   the   Houghton   Sulky 


$329,000 
176,000 


Over  53  per  cent,  or  more  than  was  won 
to  all  other  sulkies  Combined. 


Total  winnings  of  thirteen  IcTgest  money  winning  trotters  .      $145,614 

Total  amount  won  by  horses  drawing  the  HOUGHTON  SULKY       104.650 


About  72  per  cent  or  2V2    times  more  than  ivas  won  to  all  other  sulkies  combined 


All  Six  Largest  Money-zvinning 
Trotters  of  1909 

Margin.  2:05% — Driven  by  McDonald. 
Penisa  Maid.  2:04'/4— Driven  by  Shutt. 
Baroness  Va.,  (3)  2:08 '/i— Driven  by  Murphy. 
Baron  Alcyon,  2:15 '/i— Driven  by  Ernest. 
The  Harvester,  2:06%— Driven  by  Geers. 
Bob  Douglass,  2:06%— Driven  by  McDonuld 
Drt-'wthe  Houghton  sulky  in  \\  inning  rac 

'*Are  You  Winning?*' 


Henry  Riding  a  Houghton 


A  careful  study  of  the  Houghton  Sulky  truss  convinces  anyone  that  it  is 
the  most  scientific  ever  designed.  In  the  construction  of  a  sulky  truss  the 
same  as  a  bridge  truss,  the  upper  and 
lower  chords  are  necessary.  Again, 
both  these  chords  or  arches  must  be 
securely  joined  at  either  side  to  form 
a  solid  and  scientific  truss.  Consult 
any  bridge  engineer  and  you  will  be 
convinced  of  this  fact.  This  is  the 
principle  upon  which  the  Houghton 
sulky  truss  is  founded.     It  is  due  to 

this  principle  that  the  Houghton 
sulky  is  more  rigid,  weights  com- 
mensurate, than  any  other  on  the 
market.  The  upper  and  lower  chords 
or  arches  are  connected  with  perpen- 
dicular and  diagonal  braces.  This 
completes  the  system.  No  truss  rods 
which  interfere  with  the  hock  action 
of  the  horse  are  necessary  on  the  Houghton,  and  no  matter  whether  it  is 
used  on  a  high  or  low  sulky,  the  same  rigid  center  truss  is  maintained.  All 
vital  points  on  the  Houghton  sulky  truss  are  secured  with  clips,  necessitating 
special  forgings  at  considerable  extra  expense, — but  the  full  strength  of  the 
wood  is  preserved.  In  "bolting,"  a  much  cheaper  operation,  the  best  part  of 
the  wood  is  cut  away.  It  is  impossible  for  the  Houghton  sulky  truss  to  roll 
or  spread  on  the  corner. 

The  shafts  are  bent  on  graceful  lines,  having  ample  width, — very  rigid 
and  roomy  at  the  points.  The  special  shape  of  the  shaft  allows  a  close  or 
extended  hitch  at  the  girth  without  chaffing.  The  stirrups  are  set  low  to 
afford  the  driver  a  more  comfortable  position.  The  extreme  popularity  of  the 
Houghton  sulky  is  due  to  the  fact  that  as  a  whole  it  is  mechanical  perfection. 


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The  Houghton  Original       The  Houghton  "aluminum  lined"  wood  rim 

*' Aluminum  Lined"  ^^^  P^°;;^^  thoroughly  practical.    The  wood 

J  r»  •  ^^^  with  remforced  locked  joints  atter  being 

Wood  Ktm  leaded,  is  lined  on  the  circumference,  first 

with  a  waterproof  linen  plaster,  tar  coated  between  the  glue  joint  and  the 

linen,  then  a  sheet  of  specially  formed  and  tempered  aluminum,  as  will  be 

shown  in  the  cut.     The  edges  of  the  aluminum  lining  are  rolled  over  the 

edges   of   the   wood   rim   and   positively   prevent   rim   cutting.     This   rim   is 

offered  as  the  only  water  proof,  rust  proof  and  indestructible  wood  rim  on 

the    market,    and   as    Mr.    Geers    says,    is   an    added    improvement   over   the 

ordinary  glue  joint.  |  ^  s 


Tires 


Hubs 


Tires       ^^  extra  expense  our  tires  are  made  of  the  very  finest  special  fabric 

and  pure  rubber,  and  fully  guaranteed  not  only  for  wear  but  also 

for  speed.    Palmer  tires  furnished  when  specified  but  are  not  made  with  lugs. 

Hubs  The  Houghton  hub  illustrated  herewith  is  mechanically  perfect. 
Note  that  the  one  cone  is  stationary  on  the  hollow  sleeve,  through 
which  the  knockout  axle  bolt  passes,  while  the  other,  the  adjusting  cone,  is 
locked  with  a  lock  nut.  Both  cones  and  balls  are  of  the  finest  steel.  The 
heavy  felt  washers  inside  the  dust  caps  oil  the  bearings  automatically.  The 
direct  locked  spokes  of  "Diamond  E"  grade,  with  solid  brass,  sleeve  trimmed 
nipples  are  used  exclusively. 


Malioi 


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McDonald 


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f. 


Covers    For  the  protection  of  sulkies  or  light  carts,  both  in  shipping  and  in 
storage,  a  shipping  cover  is  almost   a   necessity.      In   fact,   they   are 

generally  conceded  as  a  regular  equip- 
ment.    For  use  on  the  styles  No.   9, 
No.  100,  No.  77,  No. 
70    and    No.    6,    we 
furnish    fleece-lined 
covers  in  two  grades,  made 
in  three  sections — the  frame, 
or  body  cover,  and  two  wheel 
pockets.     All  wearings  parts 
reinforced  with  leather.    All 
material    fleece-lined.     The 
frame    cover    is    fitted    with 
special  draw  strings,  allow- 
ing  adjustment   so  that   the 
Houghton    covers    will   fit 
most  any  make  sulky. 


Illiistratina:  tlie  manner  of  fittinji  Sulky  or  Cart  Covers. 


The  Peerless  cover  is  made  of  a  heavy  fleeced  water  proof  material  chemically 
treated,  which  furnishes  absolute  protection.  The  standard  cover,  most  commonly 
used,  is  made  of  heavy  fleece-lined  flannel,  wearing  parts  reinforced  with  leather. 


Cushions 


The  same  style  cushion  is  used  on  the 

No.  9,  No.  100  and  No.  99  sulkies.  All 
are  furnished  with  weight  pockets  and  are  very  neatly 
hand  sewed  throughout.  The  tops  are  of  finest  English  narrow  ribbed  corduroy, 
bottoms  and  facings  of  finest  quality  leather  with  hand  sewed  welts,  fine  hair  filling, 
producing  an  exceptionally  fine  and  serviceable  article. 


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Three  reinsmen  of  world  renown  who  are  very 
enthusiastic  in  their  recommendations  of  the  Houghton. 

Three  Houghtons  around  the  First  Turn  for  a  $10,000.00  Purse. 


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That  Histot  ical  Classic, 
The  Transylvania  of  1 909 

"Penisa  Maid,"  2  :  04^4,  established  a 
new  record  for  the  Historical  Tran- 
sylvania stake  of  1909.  Four  of 
the  six  starters  as  well  drew  the 
Houghton  sulky  exclusively.  It  is 
a  remarkable  fact  that  all  four  horses 
drawing  the  Houghton  sulky  finished 
in  the  money.  All  four  were  w^ll 
tried  horses,  many  times  victorious. 
All  four  drivers  were  artists 
at  the  business  and  know  full 
well  the  value  of  a  high  class 
sulky,  when  sulky  speed 
means  so  much. 


"Are  You  Winning?' 


Besides — "There  is  honor  in  using:  a  good  sulky" 


Rock  Rapids,  Iowa.  Dec.  <>,     1909. 
•I  used  the  Houghton  sulky  witli   Penisa  Maid'  in  all  of  her  races  and  it 

gave  tlie  best  of  satisfaction".  

M.  D.  SHUTT. 

0^vner  and  Driver  of  "Penisa  Maid"  2:04  . 


All  Four  Money  Winners  Drew  the  Houghton  Sulky  Exclusively. 
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The  Houghton  Sulky  The  style  No.  9  is  most  universally  used,  especially 
Style  A^O.   9  for  racing  on  half  mile  and  foreign  tracks.     The 

universal  satisfaction  this  sulky  has  given  places 
it  as  the  best  on  the  market  today,  regardless  of  price.  It  is  conceded  to  be 
the  strongest  sulky  in  a  given  amount  of  weight.  That  it  is  a  fast  sulky  has 
been  absolutely  proven.  To  be  convinced  that  it  is  a  winner  one  needs  only 
to  refer  to  the  many  pages  of  this  book,  demonstrating  what  the  sulky  has 
done  for  others — the  best  kind  of  a  guarantee  as  to  what  it  can   do  for  you. 

The  first  glance  convinces  anyone  that  it  is  exceptionally  high  class. 
The  principle  upon  which  this  sulky  is  built  is  symmetrical.  It  is  one  of  the 
few  sulkies  that  is  constructed  with  a  scientific  "sulky  truss,"  although  there 
are  many  "truss  axles"  on  the  market. 

This  style  is  built  along  the  same  lines  as  the  Derby  Special,  the  body 
irons  being  a  trifle  heavier.  Nothing  but  the  very  finest  of  second  growth 
wood  is  used.  All  forgings  are  of  finest  imported  steel  and  iron.  The  wheels 
are  fitted  with  Houghton  Aluminum  Lined  Wood  Rims  for  \y%  Palmer,  or 
Houghton  racer  tires.  (Wheels  fully  described  on  page  7.)  Trimmings  of 
hand  buffed  enameled  shoe  leather,  black  calf  skin  or  full  finished  black 
pebbled  goat  skin.  Painted  regularly  in  French  carmine,  coach  green,  royal 
blue,   or  black.     Superbly  finished.     Any   other  color  combination  to  order. 


"Major  Mallow",  2:04' 4,  owned  and  raced 
by  Wert  Mallow.  During  the  past  season 
"Major  Mallow"  broke  the  track  record  at 
Clarksburg.  Wheeling  and  Fairmont,  in- 
cluding the  sta'e  record  of  West  Virginia, 
also  track  records  at  Rockport.  Canton 
and  London,  Ohio.  In  addition  to  this 
marvelous  record  on  half  mile  tracks 
"Major  Mallow"  was  the  fourth  largest 
money  winning  pacer  on  mile  tracks. 


"Are  You  Winning?' ' 


His  first  year  to  a  Houghion  siiik\    nhicli  lie  iircM 


wchisuily. 


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The  Houghton  Sulky     ^^^  complete  description,  see  pages  4,  5,  6,  7  and  8. 
Style  No.   9  Furnished  regularly  30  inches  high,  48  inches  wide 

between  axle  nuts. 

Equipped  with  1^  inch  Derby  Special  "bolted  on"  tires.  Palmer  only 
when  ordered. 

Trimmed  in  russet  leather,  dull  finished  pebble  goat  skin  or  hand  buffed 
black  patent  shoe  leather.  Large  automobile  foot  pump,  heavily  nickel  plated ; 
repair  outfit,  wrenches,  tools,  etc.,  complete  with  each  sulky. 

Weight  from  28  to  34  pounds.     Crated  for  shipment,  75  pounds. 

What  the  Houghton  HAS  DONE  should  interest  YOU.  See  pages 
4  and  5. 


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The  Derby  Special     ^^  ^^e  Derby  Special  we  offer  a  model  that  repre- 
Sltvlp  yVo     /  00  sents   the    highest   possible    attainment   in   the    art 

of  sulky  building. 

To  meet  the  demand  for  an  exceptionally  light  and  rigid  sulky  for  use 
principally  on  mile  tracks,  we  brought  out  the  style  No.  100.  In  outline  it 
resembles  the  style  No.  9,  but  in  detail  a  great  deal  more  time  and  effort  is 
spent  in  its  construction ;  all  wood  works  are  carefully  selected ;  all  forgings 
of  high  carbon  steel,  draw  filed  and  hand  polished  before  painting;  all  truss 
braces  are  made  of  special  oval  steel  instead  of  round,  which  lightens  the 
sulky  materially. 

The  axle  and  fork  tips  are  forged  from  solid  Norway  iron  and  are  so 
designed  as  to  give  the  greatest  possible  strength  with  the  minimum  amount 
of  weight.     Stirrups  of  special  pattern  are  set  low — very  comfortable. 

The  wheels  are  fitted  with  the  Houghton  "aluminum  lined"  wood  rims 
for  15/4  inch  Palmer  special  racing  tire  which  are  used  regularly.  The  hub 
of  a  special  design  is  somewhat  lighter  than  our  regular  pattern.  The  spokes 
of  "Diamond  E"  high  tension,  piano  wire  steel,  swaged  very  light,  are  fitted 
with  solid  brass  sleeve  trim  nipples,  which  will  not  rust.  In  fact,  the  sulky  is 
constructed  all  through  with  the  idea  of  an  extremely  light,  very  fast  and 
rigid  sulky  for  special  race  purposes. 

The  trimmings,  of  hand  buffed,  enamel  shoe  leather,  are  finely  hand 
sewed  and  turned. 

Painted  regularly  in  French  carmine,  royal  blue,  or  black,  or  any  other 
color  combination  to  order.  Unlike  the  ordinary  gloss  varnish  finish,  all 
Derby  Specials  are  hand  polished,  similar  to  high-grade  furniture,  pianos,  etc. 
No  other  sulky  in  the  world  is  finished  in  like  manner,  and  while  the  process 

means  much   more   expense,   it  produces  a   surface 
that   is   not  easily   marred,   and  that   will   not   only 
__^        look    better   but    stand    up    much    longer   than    the 
regular  gloss  finish. 


The  SIO.OOO  Hosier -Colum- 
bus Stake.  All  three  draw- 
ing the  Houghton  Derby 
Special.  The  Houghton 
^von. 


Shuit 

PentSii  Maid 


McDonald 
Mamin 


Haas 
General  H. 


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The  Derby  Special    Standard   size    in    this    model — 29    inches   high,    46 
Style  No.   100  inches  wide  between  axle  nuts  (51  inch  track  cen- 

ter) ;  any  size  to  order. 

Furnished  regularly  with  1^4  inch  Palmer  tires. or  Derby  Special  "bolted 
on"  tires  when  ordered. 

Equipment  includes  a  large  automobile  foot  pump  of  solid  brass,  finely 
polished  and  heavily  lacquered,  repair  outfit,  tools,  wrenches,  etc. 

Weight  from  28  to  32  pounds.     Crated  for  shipment,  65  pounds. 
"A  Study  in  Action"— See  Page  48 


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In  Foreign  Lands     The  great  popularity  of  the  Houghton  sulky  is  not 

confined    simply    to    the    States,    but    in    all    foreign 
countries  where  it  has  been  used  it  is  the  acknowledged  leader. 

For  use  on  foreign  tracks  our  sulkies  and  carts  are  specially  constructed. 
A  careful  study  of  the  necessities  of  the  different  countries  places  us  in  a 
position  to  furnish  the  proper  requirements. 

Most  of  our  foreign  cus- 
tomers prefer  the  Dunlap  double 
tire  as  illustrated  here.  This  we 
are  prepared  to  furnish  on  any  of 
our  styles  both  in  the  steel  rim 
as  shown  and  in  the  special 
Houghton  "aluminum  lined"  wood  rim.  The  special  wheel  with  the 
"aluminum  lined"  wood  rim  and  Dunlap  tires  is  universally  endorsed  and 
for  this  outfit,  repairs  may  be  had  at  any  part  of  the  globe. 

Since  turf  vehicles  are  more  or  less  a  specialty  we  are  prepared  to  furnish 
estimates  on  any  vehicle  used  in  any  particular  locality.  Our  modern  facilities 
for  manufacturing  enable  us  to  give  you  work  as  you  want  it,  at  a  less  price 
than  it  can  be  obtained  elsewhere. 


■"Faniazia"  i3»  2:20' j.  Switzer  up.  Champion 
three  year  old  money  winner  of  Austria,  win- 
ning 50.300   crowns  to  the  Houghton  Sulky 
exclusively,  of  which  Mr.  Switzer  says. 
"I  am  certainly  well  pleased  with  your  sulky.'" 
Edwin  B.  Swiizer,  Vienna.  Austria 


"St.  Vallient  Vincent"  2:11' 4.  Brown  up.  .\lr. 
Brown's  stable  the  past  season  won  over 
S34.000.  all  to  the  Houghton  Sulky,  of  which 
."Vlr.  Bro%vn  says, 

"The  best  sulky  in  the  world  for  our  use.  " 
J.  S.  Brown.  Vienna.  Austria 


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Houghton  CcirtS     Houghton   carts  are  no  less  popular  than   Houghton 

sulkies.     The  complete  line  comprises  carts  for  every 
conceivable  purpose  in  connection  with  the  harness  horse. 

There  are  many  special  advantages  found  in  each  style  cart  herein  illus- 
trated and  described.  Careful  catering  to  the  wants  of  practical  trainers  has 
done  m.uch  to  perfect  the  Houghton  cart. 

All  Houghton  track  carts  are  furnished  with  the  "aluminum  lined"  wood 
rims,  which  during  the  early  training  months  will  positively  withstand  all 
climatic  conditions,  in  that  the  glue  joint  is  absolutely  reinforced. 

It  is  with  very  much  pride  that  we  refer  to  the  fact  that  all  prominent 
trainers  highly  endorse  the  Houghton  cart. 


Wood  Wheels 

For  use  on  styles 

Nos.    3,    5,    or    55 

carts.  Especially 
>  ushion  Tire  Strong,  light  and 

neat.  Exclusive  pattern  28  inches  high  with 
1  inch  or  1^/^  inch  or  1^4  irich  cushion  tires. 
(See  cut.)  Carefully  constructed  of  the 
finest  second  growth  hickory,  equipped  with 
Houghton  special  bearings,  described  on 
page  7,  interchangeable  w^ith  wire  wheels 
with    the    same    knockout    axles.     Our    cushion    tires    are    fully    guaranteed. 


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Houghton  Speed  Cart     The  lightest  "guaranteed"  training,  matinee  or 
Style  No.   77  workout  cart  on  the  market.    The  style  No.  77 

speed  cart  should  more  properly  be  called  a 
matinee  or  workout  sulky.  It's  built  like  a  sulky,  as  fine  as  a  sulky,  also  it's 
as  fast  as  a  sulky.  The  driver's  weight  is  hung  on  a  substantial  truss,  one 
that  is  highly  recommended  by  the  very  best  of  authorities  in  bridge  engineer- 
ing, distributing  the  weight  on  both  sides  of  the  axle  journals  alike.  (Many 
carts  carry  the  weight  on  the  inside  bearing  almost  exclusively.)  This  cart 
is  positively  guaranteed  to  carry  more  weight  than  any  other  cart  on  the 
market  of  the  same  weight.  The  shafts  are  bent  to  special  patterns,  carefully 
worked  out,  the  same  as  a  sulky  shaft.  The  stirrups  are  hung  from  the  shaft 
and  cross  bar  and  afford  the  driver  a  very  comfortable  position. 

The  cart  is  equipped  regularly  with  a  fine  corduroy  cushion  with  leather 
facings,  all  hand  sewed,  hair  filled ;  a  large  dirt  shield  of  brass  wire  cloth,  with 
detachable,  unbreakable  feet;  leather  covered  stirrups;  the  Houghton  special 
wheel  with  direct  lock  spokes;  aluminum  lined  woo4  rims,  guaranteed  bolted 

on  tires,  either  13/^  inch  or  1^  inch;  a  large 
automobile  tire  pump,  tools,  wrenches,  repair 
outfit,  Vtc. 


"The    fiiie>l    tan    I 
ever  rode". 

H.  C.  Hersey. 

Supt.  International 
Stock  Food  Farm 


"Tlif  best  light  cart 
on  tliL-  market." 

Chas.  E.  Dean 

of  "Miner  Heir" 

Fame. 


'Dan  Patch"     "King  of  all  harin'ss  horses."  gits  his  workouts  to  a 
Houprhton  No.  77  regularly. 


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Houghton  Speed  Cart    o^  ^^^0""^  °f  '^^  ^^"y  ^^^^^^^  advantages, 

^t  lo  /Vo     77  ^^^^  model  is  often  referred  to  as  "The  Matinee 

^  *  Favorite." 

Elegantly  finished  regularly  in  French  carmine,  royal  blue  and  primrose 
yellow.     Other  colors  to  order. 

Trimmed  in  either  brown  calf  skin,  dull  finished  black  pebble  goat  skin  or 
hand  buffed  French  patent  enameled  leather,  neatly  hand  seWed  throughout. 

Weight  from  40  to  44  pounds.     Crated,  85  pounds. 

The    heaviest    of    matinee    drivers    are    fearless    when    mounted    on    the 
Houghton  with  "aluminum  lined"  wood  rims. 


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The  Houghton    For  workout,   matinee,  jogging,   speeding  or  show  pur- 
Training   Cart  poses.     This   style  has  been,   by  one   of  our  customers, 
Style  No.   70     most  fittingly  called  "The  Trainer's  Friend." 

The  special  design  and  shape  of  this  cart,  principally  the  shafts,  as  will 
be  noted  in  the  illustration  below,  affords  not  only 
the   most   convenient   cart   for   getting   in   and   out, 
with  greater  room  for  hock  action,  but  produces  a 
very  easy  rider  without  any  horse  motion  whatever. 

Embodied  in  this  cart  are  many  principles  found  in  our  very  best  track 
sulkies;  for  instance,  the  double  wood  forks  running  from  the  shafts  to  the 
wheel,  bolting  directly  to  the  axle  bolt.  Also  the  weight  of  the  driver  is  hung 
on  the  patented  axle  truss  and  not  on  the  heel  of  the  shaft.  In  fact,  the  cart 
resembles  a  track  sulky  only  that  it  is  furnished  with  a  fine  graded,  easy 
riding  spring,  m.aking  it  extremely  desirable  for  workout,  training  or  matinee 
purposes. 

The  frame  work  is  of  the  very  finest  second  growth  material.  The  truss 
cross  bar  (shown  above)  in  connection  with  the  circle  bar  produces  a  cart 
that  is  very  rigid  at  the  hitch  point.  All  forgings  are  of  finest  imported  iron. 
No  malleables  used. 


The  many  years 
of  entire  satisfaction 
given  by  the  cart 
makes  it  too  well 
known  to  deserve  of 
further  comment. 

Equipment  in- 
cludes whip  socket, 
automobile  foot 
pump,  wrenches,  re- 
pair outfit,  tools,  etc. 


Sir  John  S.  2:04'/2.     W^.  L.  Vance.  Marysville.  Cal.,  Owner 


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The  HoUShtOtl  Equipment  includes  an  extra  large,  fine,  solid  brass  dirt 
Training  Cart  screen,  belted  on,  easily  detached,  and  guaranteed  against 
Style  No.  70  breakage.  Attached  to  the  bottom  of  the  dirt  shield  is  a 
narrow  canvas  dust  protector  extending  between  the  foot 
stirrups,  running  back  from  the  screen  about  10  or  12  inches.  This  dust  pro- 
tector prevents  all  dirt  from  being  thrown  into  the  lap  of  the  driver,  and  does 
not  interfere  with  the  driver's  position  in  any  manner. 

The  wheels  are  fitted  with  the  Houghton  Special  hub,  direct  spokes, 
"aluminum  lined"  wood  rim,  1%  inch,  guaranteed,  heavy  tread  tires;  trimmed 
in  either  dull  finished,  black  or  brown  leather,  all  hand  sewed.  Stock  colors, 
carmine,  royal  blue  or  primrose  yellow — any  color  to  order. 

Weight,  45  pounds.     Crated  for  shipment,  90  pounds. 


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The  HoUShtOn         ^    thoroughly    practical,    high    class,    light,    low    seat 
Training    Cart        training   and   jogging    cart,   used   for   track    or   street 
Sltvle  A^O    6  work,  matinee  or  work-outs.     Constructed  on  the  lines 

of  the  No.  3  so  universally  endorsed.  The  original 
"Houghton  Idea"  of  hanging  the  spring  in  swinging  shackles  produces  not 
only  a  very  easy  riding  cart,  but  one  without  any  horse  motion  whatever. 
While  this  cart  is  sold  at  a  popular  price,  it  is  constructed  entirely  of  select 
second  growth  hickory  and  finest  imported  iron  and  steel  forgings,  and  is 
thoroughly  guaranteed  to  carry  any  weight  driver,  stand  the  rough  usage 
and  hard  knocks  and  will  not  spread.  For  all  purposes  this  cart  has  no 
equal  and  is  shipped  anywhere  on  approval.     You  to  be  your  own  judge. 

The  split  hickory  forks  from  the  shaft  to  the  wheel,  bolting  directly  to 
the  axle  bolt  (same  as  on  our  best  track  sulky)  is  an  added  feature  over  the 
regular  steel  brace  riveted  to  the  wheel  house,  which  is  a  very  dangerous 
and  inferior  construction. 

Built  with  the  regulation  low  seat,  with  a  neat,  bent  seat  rail.  The  seat 
is  hair  padded  and  upholstered  in  leather. 

•  The  wheels  are  fitted  with  the  Houghton  "aluminum  lined"  wood  rim, 
114  inch,  guaranteed,  raised  tread,  bolted  on  tires;  direct  "Diamond  E"  spokes, 
with  finest  water,  dust  and  accident  proof  bearings — a  complete  wheel  that 
is  absolutely  the  best  on  the  market. 


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The  trimming  is  of  finest  dull 
finished  leather,  neatly  fitted  and 
sewed ;  fine  oxidized  brass  dirt  shield, 
securely  fastened  with  detachable, 
forged  steel  feet. 


"1  cannot  find  any  other  Racing  Vehicl 
that  suit  me  as  well  as  Houghton's. 

W.  G.  Durfee 


Cop-.i  lie  Ore— Uiiitee   up.   winning  tiistist 
heat  race  ever  paced  in  California 


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The  Houghton    Each  cart  is  fitted  complete  with  a  first  class  real  foot 
Training    Cart    pump,   tool   and   repair   outfit,   wrenches,   etc.     Finished 
Style  No.   6         superbly  in  French  carmine  or  coach  green  regularly — 
other  colors  to  order. 

Fine  corduroy  cushion  may  be  had  on  this  cart  at  $2.25  net  extra. 

Weight  from  44  to  48  pounds.     Crated  for  shipment,  90  pounds. 

All  low  seat  training  carts  are  finished  with  the  original  Houghton,  time 
tried  "aluminum  lined"  wood  rims,  which  are  absolutely  necessary  for  early 
spring  training. 


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The  Houghton  Cart     For    road,    jogging    and    training    purposes — the 
Style  JN'o.  3  most  staple  combination  cart  on  the  market.    Per- 

fectly balanced,  a  very  easy  rider,  free  from  horse 
motion,  very  rigid  in  axle  construction,'  thoroughly  guaranteed,  has  given 
years  of  entire  satisfaction.  This  cart  is  constructed  entirely  of  finest  second 
growth  hickory  throughout,  and  is  very  desirable  for  either  road  or  track 
purposes. 

A  comfortable  seat  is  hung  on  a  graded  spring  in  swinging  shackles 
directly  over  the  center  of  the  wheel — a  construction  that  is  mechanically 
perfect.  Furnished  with  detachable  basket  and  carpet  for  road  work  and 
regular  jogging.  With  these  parts  removed,  which  can  be  done  instantly, 
the  rider  finds  an  easy,  comfortable  position  in  the  stirrups  attached  to  the 
seat  arms,  which  are  well  spread,  affording  plenty  of  room  for  the  free  action 
of  the  horse. 

Equipped  with  the  double  split  hickory  forks  from  the  shaft  to  the 
wheel,  guaranteeing  a  light  running  cart  with  minimum  wear  on  the, tires. 

This  cart  is  furnished  with  28  x  1^  inch  guaranteed  pneumatic  Houghton 
roadster  tires  or  with  1^  inch  solid'  cushion  tires  on  guaranteed  steel  or 
wood  wheels,  described  on  page  15. 


Cresce>vs 

at  the  home  of 

Dan  Patch. 


,  L-rintendent  H.  C.  Hersey  in  Winter  Garb. 
lliustr:uiii!,f  tne  Practicability  of  the  Mud  Boot  which  may  be  used  on 
Nos.  3.  5,  55  or  10  Carts. 


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The  Houghton  Cart     Equipment  includes  a  detachable  foot  rest,  carpet, 
Style  No.  3  a  fine  cushion  of  English  corduroy,  well  padded 

with  best  quality  of  hair,  a  real  foot  pump, 
wrenches,  repair  outfit,  etc.  The  trimmings  are  of  brown  calf  skin  or  dull 
finished  black  pebble  goat  skin,  all  hand  sewed.  Finished  regularly  in  carmine 
and  coach  green.     Other  colors  to  order. 

Mud  boot,  $2.50  extra. 

Weight  from  60  to  65  pounds.     Crated,  125  pounds. 


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Cushion  Tire  Cart    The  special  design  for  use  on  country  roads,  rough 

Style  No.  55  tracks ;  in  fact,  any  place  where  a  pneumatic  tired 

With  Wood  Wheels         cart  would  be  subjected  to  tire  punctures.  Embodies 

all  the  desirable  features  of  style  No.  3  (description 

on  page  22),  after  which  it   is  patterned,  including  the  double  wood  forks 

from  the  shaft  to  the  wheels  connecting  the  axle  bolt,  which  assures  its  true 

running  and  lasting  qualities. 

Guaranteed  not  to  spread,  not  to  fall  to  pieces  (as  a  great  many  cushion 
tired  carts  do).  To  have  absolutely  no  horse  motion.  The  Houghton  Special 
wood  wheels  described  on  page  15. 

The  equipment  includes  foot  basket,  carpet,  tools,  wrenches,  etc.  Mud 
boot,  $2.50  extra.  Finished  finely  in  carmine  and  coach  green  regular.  Other 
colors  to  order.     Dull  finished  pebble  goat  skin  trimmings. 


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Cushion  Tire  Cart     Different  from  the  No.  55,  on  opposite  page,  only  in 
Style  No.  5  ^^^    wheels.      The    Houghton    cushion    tired,    steel 

With  Steel  Wheels  wheels  are  fully  guaranteed ;  built  on  the  same  line 

as  OUT  sulky  wheels,  described  on  page  7,  only  pro- 
portionately heavier.  The  direct,  heavy  spoke  and  special  rim  for  cushion 
tires  are  well  tried,  guaranteed  features. 

Either  the  No.  5  or  No.  55  can  be  furnished  with  the  style  No.  3  seat 
and  cushion,  as  shown  herewith,  at  $3.00  net  extra.  Equipment,  furnishings, 
etc.,  same  as  No.  55. 

Furnished    with    28  x  l^/s    Houghton    Roadster 
tires  at  $2.50  net  extra. 


A  cart  must  be  especially  built  for  cushion  tires — these  are. 


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The  Peerless  Cart      The   Peerless   is   unquestionably   the  best   "all  pur- 
Style  No.   1  0  pose"  cart  ever  offered.     Built  in  standard  track,  it 

may  be  used  for  all  kinds  of  road  work.  With  the 
basket  and  carpet  removed  (which  is  done  instantly),  the  stirrups  on  the 
seat  arms  for  a  foot  rest,  affords  a  practical  cart  for  jogging  and  show  pur- 
poses. As  is  shown  in  the  illustration  at  the  bottom  of  the  page,  it  may  be 
furnished  with  a  mud  boot  at  $2.50  extra.  A  most  desirable  hitch  for  fall, 
winter  or  spring  use ;  in  fact,  any  season  of  the  year.  Patterned  after  the 
No.  3  cart  so  well  known  on  the  market,  it  combines  all  of  the  beneficial 
features  of  being  easy  to  mount,  perfectly  balanced,  very  easy  riding  and 
absolutely  free  from  horse  motion.  The  axle  construction  on  "this  cart  is 
without  question  the  strongest  possible  to  produce.  The  ^  inch  steel  axle 
is  especially  shaped  to  allow  the  bolting  and  clipping  of  the  shaft  at  the  heel. 
The  wood  truss  above  is  also  connected  to  the  shaft  and  spooled  to  the  steel 
axle,  making  a  perfect  truss  and  affording  a  rigid  shaft  at  the  hitch  points. 
The  long,  finely  graded  spring  in  swinging  shackles  (the  original  Houghton 
idea)  makes  it  a  very  easy  rider.  This  cart  is  no  experiment,  but  is  highly 
endorsed  by  most  proficient  reinsmen.  The  frame  work  is  of  select  second 
growth  hickory;  forgings  of  best  steel  and  imported  iron;  painted  and 
trimmed  in  a  high  class  manner,  unlike  most  road  carts.  Shipped  on  approval. 
I^ine  corduroy  cushion  free. 


"Your     No.    19 
Peerless     cart     is 
the  slickest    trick 
in  the  business." 
DICK  WILSON. 


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The  Peerless  Cart    wheels  38  inches  high  over  rubber.    A  grade,  6  inch 
Style  No.  1  0  compressed  band  hub,  with  1  inch  cushion,  1/^  inch 

solid  rubber,  or  3/^  inch  steel  tires.  Axles,  Ya  inch. 
Dragon  brand  steel  double  collar  plain  tapered  spindles,  hand  fitted  boxes, 
4-8  track.  Equipment  includes  detachable  foot  rest,  with  carpet,  nickel  steel 
rail,  fine  corduroy  hair  filled  roll  cushion,  axle  washers,  whip  holder,  wrench, 
etc.     Mud  boot,  $2.50  extra. 

Painted  carmine  or  coach  green  regularly — any  color  to  order. 

Crated   for   shipment,    175    pounds.      Hickory    rail    stick    seat    illustrated 
herewith,  $1.00  extra. 


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Long  Shaft  Break  Cart  A  thoroughly  practical  and  serviceable  cart. 
^tMlo  /Vn     14  ^    necessity    for    the    stock    farm    or    sales 

^  '  stable ;  invaluable  for  breaking  colts,  in  that, 

with  the  long  shaft  it  guides  easy  for  the  colt  and  places  him  in  a  position 
where  he  cannot  injure  himself  or  the  driver.  Breeders  and  farmers  fre- 
quently buy  it  for  general  road  use.  In  this  it  has  a  decided  advantage  over 
any  other  break  cart  and  is  the  most  useful  article  in  the  stable. 

Long,  easy  springs ;  seat  for  two  passengers ;  extra  strong,  selected, 
second  growth  hickory  shafts,  with  the  Houghton  Special  axle.  The  special 
construction  of  this  axle  in  connection  with  the  cross  bar  and  spring  hanging 
produces  a  cart  which  is  very  rigid  and  will  wear  longer  than  any  other  con- 
struction on  the  market,  and  is  positively  free  from  horse  motion. 

Best  grade  wheels,  44  inches  high,  1  inch  tread,  fully  described  on  page 
31.  Steel  tires  regular,  1  inch  Hartford  rubber  tires,  $9.00  extra.  Furnished 
in  4  feet  8  inch  track  regularly — wide  track  when  ordered.  Foot  rest  with 
dust  and  mud  boot  furnished  regularly.  Hand  forged  seat  rail  with  unbreak- 
able feet.  Trimmed  regularly  in  black  patent  leather,  with  fine  serviceable 
cushion  of  English  corduroy  and  harness  leather  trace  extensions  free  with 
each  cart.     Painted  in  carmine  and  primrose  yellow,  neatly  striped. 

Many  "choppy-gaited"  horses  are  the  direct  result  of  the  heavy,  cumber- 
some, unbalanced,  straight  shaft  break  carts.    Get  a  Houghton  and  start  right. 


"Vour  No.  14  is  absolutely 
the  be.s*' long  shaft  break  cart 
we  have  ever  seen  or  used." 

HIPPLE  &  MEYERS. 

Dealers  in  High  Class  Horses 

Marion.  Ohio. 


Especially  desirable  as  a  high  class  show  cart. 

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Long  Shaft  Break  Cart      This  can  is  built  especially  strong  through- 
Style  No.  1 4  °^t'  ^^  ^^  described  on  the  opposite  page. 

Unlike  most  break  carts,  it  is  not  cumber- 
some, being  designed  with  the  idea  of  lightness  combined  with  strength,  and 
principally  after  the  suggestions  and  ideas  of  practical  trainers  and  horsemen. 

The  combination  of  features  that  distinguish  this  cart  from  the  ordinary 
makes  is  especially  desirable  as  a  general-purpose  vehicle  for  the  farm  and 
about  the  stables  of  the  horsemen.  It  is  practical  and  a  most  durable  vehicle 
to  have  about  the  place,  as  it  can  be  used  for  a  variety  of  purposes,  thus 
saving  the  expense  of  several  different  kinds  of  vehicles. 

Built  entirely  in  our  ozvn  plant — sold  with  the  Houghton  Guarantee 


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The  Favorite  Caft    The  Favorite  is  a  general  all  purpose  or  utility  cart. 
Style  No.   11  For  training,  jogging,  exercising  or  any  road  work; 

for  the  show  ring,  stock  farm  or  rural  mail  carrier, 
its  many  special  features  will  be  most  highly  appreciated.  The  exclusive 
axle  construction  is  the  most  rigid  ever  invented ;  correctly  balanced  and 
handy  to  mount  and  dismount.  The  long  spring,  properly  graded,  carries 
any  weight  driver;  hung  in  swinging  shackles  is  very  easy  riding.  The  shafts 
are  very  rigid,  of  selected  second  growth  hickory ;  ^  inch  steel  axle ;  band 
wheels  44  inches  high ;  steel  tires  regular.  Solid  rubber  tires  furnished,  when 
ordered,  extra ;  track,  regular  4  feet  8  inches,  5  feet  1  inch  if  ordered ;  seat,  37 
inches  from  ground,  with  padded  bottom.  Foot  basket  with  army  duck  dirt 
shield,  free  with  each  cart.     Carmine  or  coach  green  is  regular. 

Crated,  175  pounds.     Roll  cushion,  $2.50  net  extra. 


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Four  WheelefS        Along  with  our  ime  of  Turf  vehicles  we  manufacture 

four-wheelers  as  hereinafter  illustrated  and  described. 
These  are  built  by  the  same  workmen,  who  thoroughly  understand  the 
proper  distribution  of  materials — workmen  who  build  racing  sulkies  that  are 
compelled  to  carry  from  eight  to  ten  times  their  own  weight.  This  guaran- 
tees quality  and  the  very  best  of  style.  Our  workmen  do  not  know  how  to 
build  cheap  jobs.  We  do  not  want  them  to  know  how.  That's  why  the 
Houghton  line  of  four-wheelers  is  recognized  today  as  absolutely  the  best 
on  the  market.  That's  why  we  build  better  vehicles  for  less  money  than 
manufacturers  who  are  confined  to  four-wheelers  only. 

Body  These  vehicles  contain  numerous 
special   and    important   features, 
as  the  Houghton  Special  body.     Ordi- 
narily  the   body   of   a   buggy   is   made 
from  culls.     The  illustration  herewith 
shows    white    ash    strips    about    three 
inches    in    width,    running    lengthwise, 
the    edges    rounded,    securely    screwed 
to  cross  bars,  all  finished  in  the  natural  wood,  nicely  polished.     No  nails 
no  bottom  boards  to  break  through  or  rot  off;  proper  ventilation. 

This  is  only  one  of  the  many  special  features  of  the  Houghton. 


Wheels  ^^  ^^^  ^^^  very  best  wheel  made  by  the  Pinneo  &  Daniels 
Wheel  Company.  No  further  guarantee  is  necessary.  Time 
has  proven  this. 

Axles        Houghton  Special  axles  are  made  from  the  very  finest  high  carbon 
steel  with  straight  taper,  case  hardened  spindles,  hand  fitted  boxes; 
Caffrey  flange  nuts  with  broad  sole-leather  washers ;  perfect  fitting ;  noiseless 
and  easy  running. 

Springs  Constructed  on  special  lines  from  the  very  finest  quality  high 
carbon  steel.  Very  elastic  and  exceptionally  easy  riding.  Brass 
bushed  heads. 


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Speedway  Special     The    Speedway    special    is    the    lightest    speeding 

Stvlp  Wn     1  6  wagon  on  the  market  guaranteed  to  safely  carry  two 

^  '  passengers.     Its  individuality,  extreme  lightness  and 

desirability  for   speeding   purposes,   having   great   clearance   under   the   front 

•axle,  are  universally  admired.     Empire  ball  bearings,  illustrated  on  page  33, 

assure  a  light  running  turnout  with  proper  adjustment  to  guarantee  against 

rattle. 

Furnished  with  1  inch  Hartford  cushion  tires  on  32  and  34  inch  light 
wood  wheels  of  select  quality.  Axles  fitted  with  wood  caps,  cemented  and 
clipped.  Full  wrought  Brewster  fifth  wheel,  with  wrought  iron,  hand  forged, 
reach  connections. 

The  body  is  strictly  hand  made,  with  plenty  of  leg  room  in  front.  Shafts, 
high  bend  pattern.  Bull  dog  couplings,  trimmed  in  pebble  goat  skin  sewed 
on  the  points. 

Full  hand  sewed  cushion  of  imported  wool  dyed 
broadcloth  or  hand  buffed  leather.  High  pile  Wilton 
rug.     Solid  foot   dash   of  grain   leather,   silk   stitched. 

Finished  regularly  in  royal  blue  or  black.  Other 
color  combination  to  order.  p,„^,  sea,  Optiona 


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Speedway  Special  The  great  demand  for  a  high  class  speed  wagon 
c     /      TV        IT  "^^^^  ^  ^°P  °^  proportionate  size  has  occasioned  the 

^tyie  JMO.  1  J  building  of  the  style  No.  17— which  represents  the 

finest  turnout  of  the  day  at  a  popular  price. 

Style  No.  17  is  exactly  the  same  as  the  style  No.  16  excepting  that  it  is 
furnished  with  the  No.  8  top.  (See  page  44.)  The  new  panel  seat  on  the 
No.  16  is  especially  ironed  so  that  it  may  be  furnished  with  either  a  detach- 
able or  stationary  three  bow  top.  Most  customers  prefer  the  detachable  top, 
having  the  advantage  of  either  an  open  or  a  top  wagon.  The  three  bow  top 
is  built  in  size  and  proportion  to  the  wagon. 

To  the  right  is  illustrated  the  special,  accident,  dust  and  water  proof  ball 
bearing,   which   is  used   in   connection   with 
Speedway  Special.     This  improved  bear- 
ing  has    stood    the    test    of   time    and    is 
conceded  to  be  absolutely  the  best.    With 
the  perfect  adjusting  devices  this  bearing 
is    especially    desirable    for   low    wheeled     t 
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Riverside  Speed  Wagon  The  Riverside  is  one  of  our  latest  creations. 
Style  No.  35  ^^  up-to-date  business  or  speed  wagon,  used 

Open  largely  by  men  of  affairs.     Designed  to  fill 

that  long  felt  want  for  a  high  class  com- 
bination speed  and  business  wagon,  combining  style  and  easy  ridirfg  qualities 
at  a  popular  price.  Body,  21^/2  x  55  inches,  strictly  hand  made,  with  water 
shed  sills,  special  white  ash  bottom  (see  page  31).  The  seat  is  new  in  design 
with  room  for  two  passengers.  All  body  and  seat  irons  finest  Norway,  hand 
forged. 

Special  pattern  light  wheels,  38  and  40  inches  high,  with  1  inch  Hartford 
cushion  tires.  New  style  gear,  with  wood  capped,  long  distance  axles,  full 
w^rought  Brewster  gear  irons  and  reach  connections.  Track,  4  feet  4  inches 
regular.     4  feet  8  inches  to  order. 

Special  graded  springs,  with  brass  bushings,  open  head.  Finished 
superbly  in  any  color ;  regularly  in  carmine,  royal  blue  or  black. 

Second  growth  hickory  shafts,  neat,  light,  high  bend,  with  Bradley 
couplers. 


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Riverside  Speed  Wason      Combining  all  the  desirable  features  of  the 
Stvlp  Mo     36  style  No.  35,  with  the  added  features  of  the 

J.  well  proportioned  light  top. 

This  wagon  is  different  only  from  the 
No.  35  in  that  it  is  furnished  with  a  light,  suitable,  three  bow  top.  The  new 
panel  seat  on  No.  35  is  especially  ironed  so  that  it  may  be  furnished  with 
either  a  detachable  or  stationary  three  bow  top.  Most  customers  prefer  the 
detachable  top,  having  the  advantage  of  either  an  open  or  a  top  wagon.  The 
three  bow  top  is  built  in  size  and  proportion  to  the  wagon.  Trimmed  only 
in  hand  buffed,  water  grain  leather.  All  seams,  welts  and  valances  are 
reinforced  and  hand  stitched  with  wax  ends.  Brewster  pattern  bow  sockets, 
covered  with  hand  buffed  bow  leather,  inside  seams.  The  concealed  joints 
have  Robinson  attachments.  The  top  as  a  whole  is  a  work  of  art,  and  folds 
neatly  when  lowered.  Fine  leather  dust  hood ;  leather  side  curtains,  cloth 
lined,  regularly  finished. 


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New  York  Driving  Wagon     The  New  York  is  a  very  popular  driving 
Stvle  No,  40  wagon ;   the   new  panel   seat   is   greatly 

^  '  admired ;  also  furnished  with  small  fen- 

ders or  stick  seat,  if  desired.     It  is  perfect  in  appointment. 

Body — 20  or  22  inches  by  56  inches;  7  inch  panel  (see  page  31);  hand 
forged  seat  irons. 

Gear — Track,  4  feet  4  inches,  4  feet  8  inches  or  5  feet  1  inch;  7/g  by  {fr  inch 
arch  axles.  Full  circle  fifth  wheel  with  solid  head  plate  and  reach  connection ; 
Brewster  single  clip  both  front  and  rear;  full  elliptic  springs,  brass  bushings, 
easy  riders. 

Wheels —  A  grade,  43  inches  and  47  inches ;  3^  or  ^  inch  rims,  "quarter 
sawed";  6  inch  special  band  hub.     Absolutely  and  fully  guaranteed. 

Trimmings — English  wool  dyed  broadcloth ;  leather,  if  ordered,  hand 
sewed ;  hair  filled  cushion  and  back ;  grain  front  solid  foot  dash ;  harness 
leather  top. 

Painting — Carmine,  coach  green  regular — any  color  to  order. 

Equipment — High  bend,  second  growth  shafts ;  heavy,  hand  fitted  irons ; 
finest  hand  sewed  leathers;  Bradley  couplers;  Wilton  rug;  Melodeon  cloth 
storm  apron. 

Crated,  400  pounds. 


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Special  Buggy    This  buggy  is  especially  designed  for  comfort,  the  seat 
Style  No.  50      being  very   roomy.     The   body  furnishes   plenty   of  leg 
room.     Special  attention  is  paid  to  all  details  and  Uttle 
things  that  go  to  make  a  high  class  buggy  complete. 

Gear,  wheels,  body  and  dash  same  as  No.  40  on  opposite  page.  The 
seat  is  ironed  by  hand,  trimmed  inside  to  match  cushion.  Either  drop  or 
panel  back. 

Furnished  regularly  with  No.  2,  4  or  7  tops,  described  on  page  44. 


Style  No.  57        The  style  No.  57  is  furnished  same  as  No.  50  except  in 
the  trimmings.     Furnished  with  Nos.  1,  3,  5  and  6  tops. 


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** Three  Quarter**  Runabout    This     is     unquestionably     the     finest 

Style  No    65  strictly  three-quarter  runabout  on  the 

market  today ;  in  every  particular  and 
detail  it  is  perfection  and  as  fine  as  our  best  sulky.  Shipped  anywhere  on 
approval. 

Body — 22  inches  by  56  inches;  63/^  inch  panels;  special  bottom  (see 
page  31)  hand  forged  seat  and  body  irons  throughout.     Exclusive  design  seat. 

Gear — Track,  4  feet  4  inches  regular ;  wider,  optional ;  3^  inch  by  ! ;'  inch 
arched  axles,  brass  lined,  hand  fitted  boxes ;  solid  forged  head  plate  and  reach 
connections;  Brewster  single  spring  clips;  %  inch  axle  clips;  oval  pattern, 
open  head  full  elliptic  springs,  brass  bushings ;  spotted  spring  bars ;  hand 
turned  scrolls. 


Wheels — Our  own  pattern,   43   inches  and   47   inches  on   steel ; 
spokes;  ^  inch  rims;  hub  6  inches  long,  very  finest  quality. 

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"Three  Quarter"  Buggy   Gear,  wheels  and  body  described  on  page  38. 
Style  No.   60  Style  No.  60  takes  the  same  gear  and  body 

as  the  No.  65.     The  seat  is  finished  with  a 
fine  drop  back  and  the  No.  8  top  described  on  page  44. 

Trimmings — English  wool  dyed  broadcloth  or  H.  B.  leather;  hand  sewed 
cushions,  hair  filled.     Only  the  very  finest  of  material  used. 

Painting — Superbly  finished — any  color.     French  carmine  regular. 

Equipment — Second    growth    shafts,    hand    fitted    irons,    hand     sewed 
leathers,  Wilton  rug,  swell  storm  apron. 

This  style  is  designed  for  the  benefit  of  high  class  drivers  and  horsemen 
who  appreciate  a  fine,  extra  light  hitch. 


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T^he  Supreme  Side    The  "Supreme"  gear  certainly  represents  supremacy 
St>rins  Cear  ^"  ^^^^  spring  construction.  In  this  gear  all  objection- 

able points  have  been  eliminated.  Weak  points  on 
former  gears  have  been  strengthened.  The  construction  as  a  whole  is  so 
symmetrically  arranged  that  breakages  are  almost  an  impossibility. 

For  riding  qualities,  it  must  be  acknowledged  that  this  gear  has  positively 
no  equal.     To  enjoy  the  fullest  satisfaction  one  must  use  a  side  spring  gear. 


From  the  above  it  will  be  noticed  that  the  connecting  spring  braces 
independent  of  the  body  braces  produces  a  double  system  of  bracing,  making 
it  impossible  for  the  gear  to  get  out  of  square.  An  improvement  over  all  side 
springs.  The  spring  bars  of  finest  second  growth  hickory  are  securely  clipped 
to  the  spring.    To  these  are  clipped  the  wrought  iron  body  loops. 

The  hole  through  the  front  axle  weakens  the  ordinary  gear  so  that  the 
axle  will  in  time  bend  or  break.  In  the  Supreme  gear  the  fifth  wheel  plate 
is  constructed  in  such  a  manner  as  to  do  away  with  drilling  this  hole  in  the 
axle.  The  special  clip  tie  and  center  spring  attachment  underneath  the  axle 
is  a  "cup  and  saucer"  arrangement.  Another  added  improvement.  A  slight 
turn  on  the  nut  below,  automatically  takes  up  any  wear  at  this  point,  besides 
it  will  not  rattle. 

In  its  entirety  it  is  the  best  gear  made.  The  construction  is  so  perfectly 
combined  with  style  that  it  produces  the  best  constructed  job  on  the  market 
and  is  furnished  to  our  customers  with  an  absolute  guarantee  as  such. 


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Style  No.  28 


An  exceedingly  clever,  stylish,  all  purpose  wagon. 

Extremely  handy,  constructed  of  the  very  best  of 

material  and  superbly  finished.    A  special  winner 

in  the  livery. 

Body — Special  design,  60  inches  long,  22  inches  wide.     Low  front,  easy 

access.     Special  white  ash  bottom,  described  on  page  31.     With  plenty  of 

room  for  traps  in  the  rear.     Phaeton  seat,  neatly  hand  ironed. 

Gear — "Supreme"  gear,  described  on  page  40.  Wide  or  narrow  track. 
T/g  inch  by  j;}  inch  Houghton  special  axles,  case  hardened  spindles,  hand- 
fitted  boxes. 

Wheels — Finest  quality,  43  inches  and  47  inches  high.  6  inch  special 
band  hubs,  ^  or  ^  inch  tread. 

Trimmings — English  wool  dyed  broadcloth.  Spanish  or  regular  leather, 
finest  quality.     Cloth  or  whipcord,  if  ordered. 

Painting — Carmine  or  coach  green  regular.     Any  color  to  order. 
Equipment — Second    growth,    hand    ironed    shafts.      Bradley    couplers, 
Wilton   rug,   melodeon    cloth    storm   apron.      Approximate    shipping   weight, 
400  pounds. 


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Supreme  Corning  Buggy      This  is  an  entirely  new  design.    The  unique 
Style  No.  34  Corning  body  being  exceptionally  pleasing, 

strictly  high  class  and  well  made  through- 
out, quality  being  that  of  the  No.  50  top  buggy,  so  universally  endorsed. 
Hung  on  the  Supreme  side  spring  gear,  fully  described  on  page  40.  Fur- 
nished with  either  plain  or  phaeton  seat  and  with  any  top  described  on 
page  44.  Quoted  regularly  with  tops  Nos.  2,  4  and  7.  Complete  description 
of  material  will  be  found  on  pages  36  and  37.  Body,  23  inches  wide;  53 
inches  long  is  regular. 

This  is  an  extremely  popular  style,  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  is  excep- 
tionally comfortable  and  very  easy  riding.  Furnished  with  second  growth, 
hand  .ironed  shafts,  Houghton  Special  finish.  Bradley  couplers,  Wilton  rug. 
Melodeon  cloth  storm  apron.     Curved  dash  optional. 


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Supreme  Top  Buggy       The  style  No.  31,  Supreme  Top  Buggy  is  con- 
Stvle  No    31  structed    along    the    same    lines,    of    the    same 

material  all  through  as  the  No.  50  Special,  except 
that  It  IS  hung  on  the  Supreme  side  spring  gear  fully  described  on  page  40. 
Either  panel  or  drop  back  and  with  any  of  the  tops  described  on  page  44. 
Quoted  regularly  with  topsNos.  2,  4  and  7.  A  complete  description  will  be 
found  on  pages  36  and  37. 

Offered  to  the  trade  as  the  best  example  of  the  side  spring  gear  top 
buggy  on  the  market  today,  both  as  to  quality  and  conformation.  It  is 
especially  adapted  for  use  in  the  livery  or  localities  where  an  easy  riding 
buggy  is  desired.  Furnished  regularly  with  second  growth,  hand  ironed 
shafts,  Houghton  Special  finish.  Bradley  couplers,  Wilton  rug,  Melodeon 
cloth  storm  apron. 


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Tops  and  Trimmings  ,  .  ,    ,  ^        „      , ,      ^  r    u,      %>;, 

-^  finished  top.     Houghton  tops  are  faultless.     This 

is  universal  opinion.     All  trimmings  are  of  very  finest  fabrics,  nothing  cheap 
or  shoddy  is  permitted. 

All  tops  have  three  leather  covered 
double  buckle  loops  on  back  stay.  Robinson 
attachments  on  concealed  joints.  Reinforced 
front  and  back  wood  bows.  Hand  forged 
wrought  iron  joints.  Side  curtains  hook  to 
top  quarters  between  each  bow  strap  to 
front  bow  socket. 

TOP    SCHEDULE 


No.  1.    Full   leather   finished,    30   ounce   rubber;    steel    sockets:   hand    sewed 

leather  finished  valances;   colored  back,  leather  finished  rubber  side 

curtains. 
No.  2.    Full   leather   finished,    34   ounce    rubber;    steel   sockets;    hand    sewed 

leather   valances ;   leather   finished   rubber   side   curtains,    cloth   lined. 
No.  3.    Leather  quarters;  steel  sockets;  colored  back,  leather  finished  rubber 

side  curtains;  hand  sewed  leather  finished  valances. 
No.  4.    Leathej    quarters;    leather   covered    sockets;   leather   finished    rubber 

side  curtains,  cloth  lined ;  hand  sewed  leather  valances. 
No.  5.    Full   M.   B.   leather,   select   quality;   leather   covered   sockets;   leather 

finished  rubber  side  curtains,  cloth  lined;  hand  sewed  leather  valances. 
No.  6.    Full    M.    B.    leather,    select    quality ;    leather    covered    sockets ;    full 

leather  curtains ;  hand  sewed  leather  valances. 
No.  7.    Full  leather,  finest  quality;  leather  covered  sockets;  leather  curtains, 

cloth  lined ;  all  hand  sewed  welted  seams  and  valances. 
No.  8.    Full  hand  buffed  water  grained  leather  of  finest  grade ;  leather  covered 

sockets,  inside  seams,  Brewster  pattern ;  leather  curtains,  full  lined, 

hand  seamed ;  hand  sewed,  silk  stitched  valances ;  all  seams  welted, 

hand  stitched. 


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Ideal  Park  Surrey    The  ideal  embodies  all  that  the  name  implies.     It  is 

^tvlp  Mn    20  faultless  in  design,  construction  and  finish,  and  has 

^  *  the  unmistakable  "correct  look"  of  distinction.    A 

light,  roomy  vehicle  for  one  horse. 

Body — Exclusive,  design,  70  inches  by  28  inches;  full  length  sill  plates; 
all  hand  made.     Roomy,  comfortable  seats,  finely  upholstered. 

Gear — Track  4  feet  8  inches  or  5  feet  1  inch;  Houghton  Special  axles, 
1  by  1^4  inches;  6%  inch  spindles,  hand  fitted  boxes;  full  Brewster  gear 
irons ;  oval  pattern  springs,  with  brass  bushings ;  exceptionally  easy  riders. 

Wheels — 40  and  44  inches,  1  inch  tread;  band  regular;  Sarven  when 
ordered.     Best  grade. 

Painting — Regular,  body  and  seat  panels,  black:  seat  posts  to  match 
gear;  gear,  any  color  combination. 

Trimmings — Broadcloth,  imported  cord  or  leather. 

Equipment — Oil  burner  lamps,  grain  front,  solid  foot  dash;  Wilton  rug, 
storm  apron,  high  bend  second  growth  shafts;  Bradley  couplers. 

Crated,  700  pounds. 

Also  furnished  with  canopy,  English  canopy  or  extension  top. 


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Euclid  Beach  Wagon    A    decidedly    novel    little    wagon    which    strongly 

Style  No.  24  appeals  to  people   of   good  taste.     Its  lines   show 

individuality,  and  its  "make-up"  is  decidedly  dif- 
ferent from  the  ordinary  "hand-me-down." 

Body — Exclusive  design,  71  inches  by  28  inches,  full  length  sill  plates, 
solid  brass  seat  risers,  seat  handles  and  leisure  back  stays ;  all  highly  polished. 

Gear — Track  4  feet  8  inches  or  5  feet  1  inch,  Houghton  Special  axles, 
IxlYs  inches;  6^^  inch  spindles,  hand  fitted  boxes,  full  Brewster  fifth  wheel, 
oval  pattern  springs  with  brass  bushings. 

Wheels — 40  inches  and  44  inches,  1  inch  tread ;  shell  band  regular,  Sarven 
if  ordered.     Best  grade. 

Trimmings — Spanish  leather ;  option,  Bedford  cord  or  whipcord. 

Painting — Body  and  seat  panels,  black  or  deep  blue;  seat  posts  and 
cushion  boxes  to  match  gear;  gear,  primrose,  yellow  or  carmine. 

Equipment — Full  brass  oil  burner  lamps,  brass  axle  nuts,  grain  front 
solid  foot  dash;  Wilton  rug,  storm  apron  and  shafts. 

Crated,  600  pounds. 

Also  furnished  with  English  canopy  top. 


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Country  Club  or  Golf  A  very  high  class  combination  pleasure 
Wagon   Style   No.    26  and  utility  wagon ;  correct  in  every  detail, 

skillfully  constructed,  superbly  finished, 
and  perfect  in  its  appointment;  removable  rear  seat,  drop  tail  gate. 

Body — 72  inches  by  30  inches,  cut-under  front.     Strictly  hand  made. 

Seat — 34  inches  wide,  17  inches  deep,  artistic  hand  rails. 

Gear — Track  4  feet  8  inches;  Houghton  Special  high  carbon  steel  axles, 
iy%  inches;  rear  coached,  6^^  inch  spindles,  perfectly  fitted  boxes,  oval  pat- 
tern easy  springs,  brass  bushings,  all  hand  forged  gear  irons. 

Wheels— Band,  36  inches  and  44  inches,  1  inch  tread ;  the  very  best 
grade  only. 

Trimmings— Regular,  Spanish  leather,  Bedford  cord  if  ordered;  dickey 
cushion  for  front  seat. 

Painting — Body  and  seat  panels,  deep  blue,  black  mouldings;  seat  risers 
and  drop  bottom,  primrose;  gear,  primrose;  irons  blacked  off;  other  color 
combinations  to  order. 

Equipment — Brass  oil  burner  lamps ;  grain  front,  solid  foot,  silk  stitched 
dash ;  Bradley  couplings ;  high  pile  Wilton  rug. 

Crated,  825  pounds. 


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"Where  seconds  in 'sulky  speed' mean  fortunes 
THE  HOI  GHTON  WON 


A  remarkable  study  in  action", — the  struggle  to  win  the  $50,000.00 
American  Trotting  Derby, — the  Turf  world's  most  classic  event.  Readville, 
Mass.,  1908. 

The  second  renewal  of  this  great  race,  a  $35,000.00  purse  was  won  by 
"Baron  Alcyon,"  who  also  drew  the  Houghton  sulky. 

The  two  largest  purses  ever  offered  by  the  Trotting  Turf,  won  to  the 
Houghton  sulky — the  sulky  with  the  winning  habit. 


"Are  You  Winning?' 


"The  Houghton  sulky  is  the  stiffest 
and  fastest  sulky  I  ever  rode". 
Harvey  Ernest 


"Baron  Alcyon"  Ernest  up. 


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